Praised for its ‘first-rate legal knowledge’, the team at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP acts for clients across various industries, including private equity, media, telecoms, technology, and financial services. The team is adept at handling the full range of competition law issues, from cartels and dominance cases to layered Phase II investigations. The team is led by the ’highly strategic’ Tobias Caspary, whose practice covers abuse of dominance disputes, state aid, FDI clearances and merger control matters.
Testimonials
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'The Fried Frank antitrust team provided us with excellent support on a complex transaction. We had filings in Germany and Austria, as well as UK FDI.'
‘Toby Caspary and Valeri Bozikov are knowledgeable, accessible, and provide timely guidance in supporting business objectives. ’
‘Fried Frank has impressed us as a telecoms and media industry player. Their strong commercial expertise complements their first-rate legal knowledge, providing valuable advice on a range of transactions and other matters. The team works extremely efficiently, expertly managing matters quickly.'
‘Toby Caspary is a highly strategic lawyer with a deep understanding of the telecoms and media industry. His ability to translate competition policy into practical solutions has been invaluable.'
Key clients
- Liberty Global
- Circet Group
- Tradeweb
- Thoma Bravo
- Goldman Sachs
- Novelis
- Compass Datacentres
- AEA Investors
- Ascential
- Domino’s Pizza Group Plc
Work highlights
- Advised Ascential on the sale of its flagship digital commerce business to Omnicom.
- Acted for Thoma Bravo in relation to the proposed acquisitions of ForgeRock, Inc.
- Advised Excelitas Corp. an industrial and medical technology manufacturer focused on photonic solutions, on the acquisition of a direct competitor – the Heraeus Noblelight business with global operations e.g. in Germany, the UK, US, China and Japan, along with several other application centres.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tobias Caspary